Milk-bottle lock and retainer



G. F. BRASSLER.

MILK BOTTLELOCK AND RETAINER. APPLICATION man Nov. 14, 1919.4

1,388,090. Y' l Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

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'Patented Aug.- ie, licei.

Application led November 14, 1919. Serial No. 337,935. A v

To all fw tomfc't may concern:

' Be it known that I, GEORGE F. BnAssLEn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Whitestone, in the county of 'Queens and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Milk-Bottle Locks and Retainers, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to the general class of bottleholders Vand has particular reference to a milk bottle retaining and locking device. Y

' Some of the principal objects ofthe invention are; to provide a simple and effective retaining and locking device for ,milk bottles which permits of the ready insertion of a bottle therein and prevents the removal of the same by an unauthorized person; to pro'- vide a device of the class described which includes a casing composed of separable mating sections, hinged to a common .support and provided with means for locking the same in closed position, bottle receiving and supporting members pivoted to each of said sections and adapted to co-act with each other and the sections to support the bottle and a gravity sealing member adapted to telescope within the casing and co-acting with the bottle securing and supporting members to lock the bottle against removal from the casing without the proper key to the locking means; and to provide a milk bottle holder which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and thoroughly reliable and etlicient in its purpose andoperation.

With these and other objects in view,` which will be more clearly pointed out here# inafter, reference is made to the following description, claims and accompanying drawings forming a part of this application.

In the drawings: Y

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, showing the same supporting a milk bottle. i

Fig. 2 is a'vertical sectional view therethrough.

Fig. 3 is a similar view illustratingk the position of parts when the bottle is inserted.

Fig. L1 is a horizontal' sectional view on the line 3--8 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of'one of the supporting and retaining members removed.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 1010 designates a pairof sem'i-cylindrical`mating` sections, 'each having its upper end closed by a cover wall 11", the lower vend being open-'tol constitute an open-ended casing.' The sectionsare hinged at 12 to al common *support 13 which is adaptedl to be secured to the Iframe of a 'door STATES rarnrorrics.

or any otlier'suitablc support. The opposing .edges ofthe sections areprovided with mating lugs 111 having registering openings 15 through which a Pd-'lockl'may be inserted for locking the sections in closed position. The means for receiving and supporting a bottle within the'casing includesa pair of arcuate members 17, each pivoted,asat`18 to its respective section'lOy and provided with a plurality of depending angularly disposed lugs l9wh`ich serve to normally dispose the members in a horizontal plane.A The inner edges 2O of the members 17 together form an opening of .zi-slightly vgreater diameter 'than the `diameter'of thefneck of Va standard milk bottle and said members, and when in normal position are adapted to embrace the neck` of saidbottle immediately belowthe enlarged bead, in order to support the same. The members 17 are capable of being swung upwardly on their pivots 18 to allow the bead of the bottle to be inserted through the opening formed by the inner edges 20, and

the lugs 19 co-act with the inner surfaces of the sections 10 to limit the downward movement of the members 17 past a horizontal lane.k 'By this arrangement, it will be seen that after the bead of the bottle has once been insertedabove the members 17, the said members will gravitate to their horizontal position, where they are limited-against further downward ,movement bythe contact of i the lugs 19 with the inner surfaces of the sections 10. y Y

In order to provide means for sealing the space between the lower end of the casing and the body of the milk bottle, to prevent` the insertion of an instrument therein for the purpose of removing the bottle through the open end, use is' made of a cylindrical gravity member 21, mounted to telescope within the casing and which normally rests on the body portion of the bottle after the same is arranged in supporting position therein. The lugs 19 also co-act with the upper edge of the member 21` to maintain the lower edge of the same in relatively close contact with the body of the bottle andv prevent upward movement after the insertion of the bottle. AThe member 21 is vertically slotted as at 22 for the reception of the headed studs 23 formed on one of the sections 10, in order to support said member until the bottle has been inserted and at the same time permitting of vertical movement thereof with respect to the casing. If found desirable, the member `2l may be formed of two semi-cylindrical sections slidably attached to the respective sections 10 of the casing. l

In use, the sections of the casing are locked by the pad-lock and when a bottle is inserted, the bead will Contact with and lift the arcuate members 17, at the same time swinging the lugs 19 away from the inner surfaces of the sections. Further upward movement causes the body of the bottle to engage and lift the gravity member 21, which is free to move upward due to the position that the arcuate members have previously assumed. After the bead of the bottle has passed above the arcuate members 17, they will gravitate to their supporting position and the bead will rest thereon, at the same time the gravity member 20 will have moved down with the botf tle and the lower extremities of the lugs 19 will serve to obstruct and lock the same against upward movement, thereby closing the spacebetween the lower end of the casing and the body of the bottle. To remove the bottle, after the same has once been inserted it is therefore necessary to unlock the padlock 16 and separate the sections 10.

l/Vhile a single and preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it is to be understood that the same is merely illustrative of one method in which the invention may be reduced to practice and no limitations are made to precise details of construction, but such changes and alterations as fall within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to when desired.

What is claimed as new is:

l. A bottle holder of the class described comprisingr a casing, vpivoted devices a1'- ranged therein and adapted to co-act with each other to receive the neck of a bottle and support vthe same, and vertically movable means adapted to co-act respectively with the body of a bottle and the supporting,` devices to close the space between the bottom of the casing and body of the bottle.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing, arcuate retaining,` members pivotally mounted in said casing and including depending elements, and a shield adapted to abut against the body of a container when held by said members and to be locked in abutting position by the said depending elements. j

In testimony whereof I aiiix my sifrnature.

GEORGE F. BRAsinR. 

